Visit Here Wednesday
Miss Burnice Everett and Mrs
Thelma Johnson, of Robersonvillc,
visited here Wednesday.
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Shop Here Wednesday
Miss Marion Brinkley, Mrs. Ger
trude Brinkley and Mrs. W A. Cape
hart, of Plymouth, shopped here on
Wednesday.
Visiting in Wilmington
Miss Thelma Lillev is spending a
few days in Wilmington and New
Bern,
Home for Holidays
Jack Baker Saunders, S. C. Grif
fin, Jr . and R 11 Goodmon. Jr., are
home from the University for xhe
Spring holidays.
Visits Here Thursday
Tom Cox. of Norfolk, visited his
brother, S S. Cox. here Thursday.
Were Business Visitors Here
Miss Mae Lannigan and Mi-ssrs
E. C. Bookman, Bill Kirks and K
L. Jones, of Richmond, were here
Wednesday taking pictures and fin
gerprinting the 54 members of the
local V. E and P. Company staff for
identification purposes at the direc
tion of government authorities.
Was in Town Wednesday
Mrs. Titus Martin, of Jamesville,
was a shopper in town Wednesday.
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Shops Here Tuesday
Miss Mable Whedbee. of Ahoskie,
shopped here Tuesday.
Returns to New Jersey
Irvin Griffin, of the U. S. Army,
returned to his headquarters in New!
Jersey early today after spending a
few days here with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. S. C. Griffin.
Was Business Visitor Here
Mr. Walter Randlett, of Richmond,
was a business visitor here this
week
Visit Here Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Whitley, of
Farm Life, visited their daughter,
Mrs. S Claude Griffm and family
here Wednesday.
Were Here This Week
Messrs. J. R Manning, of Roanoke
Rapids, and "Honey" Noell. of Char
lotte, attended to business here this
week.
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Attends Funeral in Bear Grass
Mrs. Roy Bailey attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Sarah Rogerson in Bear
Grass Wednesday.
Spend Week-end Here
Judge and Mrs. J Paul Frizzelle,
of Snow Hill, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edmondson
here.
Is III at Her Home
Friends of Mrs. H. T. Roberson will
regret to learn that she is ill at her
home here.
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j In Wilson Last Week-end
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Pardon and
family visited in Wilson last week
end.
Ill At Home Near Here
Mr Taylor Ma lone, of Wilson, is
ill at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. El
lis Malone near hero.
Birth Announcement
Mi and Mrs. Lee Bert Jenkins an
nounce the birth of a son on Wed
nesday at their'home near here.
Visits Here Tuesday
Mr. W A. Fleming, of Florence, S.
C . visited his sister, Mrs J. P. Flem
ing, lu re Tuesday.
In Washington Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. I). E. Darden and
daughter spent Tuesday in Washing
ton.
Spends Week-end Near Here
Mr. Rudolph Peel, of Newport
News, will spend the week-end near
'here with his parents, Mr and Mrs. i
G A Peel.
Visits Here Tuesday
Mr. William Thigpen, of Sapford, i
Fla., visited his sister, Mrs. J. P. |
Fleming, here Tuesday.
BOOK CLUB MEETS
The Book Lovers Club of Bear I
Grass,met Monday night at 8 o'clock]
in the club house. Miss Ruby Ma
lone was hostess.
The theme of the program was Eti
quette. Miss Velma Bailey spoke on]
"Personal Neatness"; Miss Magda
lino Harrison on "Th<> Art of Ton-1
versation"; and Mrs. Leroy Harri-(
son on "Courtesy."
After the program was concluded,
contests were held. The decorations
and favors carried out the Easter
motif.
When the contests were over, the
election of officers was. held. Miss
Elizabeth Bailey was elected presi
dent for the new term, Mrs. T. O.
Hickman, vice president; Miss Ruby
Malone. secretary, and Miss Ruth
Hazel Harris, treasurer.
The hostess served a delicious sal
ad course to the following members:
Misses Velma and Elizabeth Bailey,
Magdaline Harrison, Amanda Wynn,
Ruth Hazel Harris and Mesdames T.
O Hickman. Dewey Leggett, Leroy
Harrison, John I). Hardison and Ros
si I Rogers.
TAYLOR GRIFFIN
Mrs. Lizzie Griffin and Edward G.
Taylor were married in the presence
of a few friends at the home of Jus
tice and Mrs. C B. Riddick in Ever
etts last Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock
the justice performing the ceremony.
Mrs. Taylor is the daughter of Mrs.
Lula A. Lilley and the late J. L. Lil
ley. Mr Taylor is the son of the late
Daney and Anna Taylor. They will
make their home in Griffins Town
ship
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Leave for New Mexico
Mrs. Exum Ward and Miss Rachel
Johnson will leave for New Mexico
this week-end to visit Exum, Jr., who
is stationed there with the U. S.
Army. Mrs. J. C. Roebuck and Mrs.
George Harris accompanied them to
Rocky Mount.
Visit Here This Week
Mrs. E. W. Franklin, of Raleigh,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter, of
Ahoskie, . visited Rev. and Mrs. B.
T. Hurley this week.
Returns to E.C.T.C.
Miss Reid White has returned to
EC.T.C., Greenville, where she is
in school after spending the spring
holidays with her parents here.
Returns To E.C.T.C.
Miss Vera Pearl Williams has re
turned to E.C.T.C., Greenville, af
ter spending the Spring holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Hen
ry Williams.
Visiting Near Here
Hildrvth Rogerson, of Fort Jack-1
son, is spending a few days near |
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wheeler Rogerson.
Attending Teachers' Meet
Superintendent of Schools J. C.
Manning is attending a meeting off
North Carolina teachers in Raleigh.
Visiting in Norfolk .
\ Miss Ijorene Weaver is spending |
the week-end in Norfolk with rela
tives.
Ilomc for Holidays
Mr. Hob Levin, a student at U. N.
C , Chapel Hill, is spending the
spring holidays here with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. M. M Ix'vin
Marriage License Issued
A marriage license was issued last
Tuesday in this county to Ia'ster L.
Whitakcr and Fannie Mae Harris,
both of Tarboro.
No House Warming
Mr and Mrs. John Tullos and lit
tle son. John, Jr., have moved back
into their home after it was renovat
ed following a fire several weeks
ago "There'll he no house warming
as we had that when moved out,'
Mr. Tullos was quoted as saying.
Move Into New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Woolard and
young daughter have moved into
their new home on Watts Street.
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Are in Newport News
Mr. and Mrs Roy Bailey are visit
ing in Newport News, visiting thoir
son, Norwood, who is employed
there.
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Returns to Her Home
Friends of Miss Trulah Ward Bail
ey will be glad to know that she has
returned to her homo?here?after
having had an operation for appen
dicitis.
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In Hear Grass Last Week-end
F, D. Harris, of Portsmouth, visit
ed relatives in Bear Grass last week
end.
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Was Here Wednesday
Alton Harris, of Bear Grass, was
a visitor here Wednesday.
Is III at Her Home
Friends of Mrs. Jack Fitzgerald
will regret to learn that she is ill at
her home here.
Happenings In The
Bear Crass School
The Parent-Teacher Association
met Tuesday night, March 17th. The
eighth grade, under the direction of
Mr F W Taylor, gave a very charm
ing playlet called. "Murdering the
King's English." It was also decided
that there would he a picnic the last
day of school t? which everybody is
cordially invited to attend > and
bring lunch.
On Friday night, March 27th, the
Lone Star Quartet will give a pro
gram in the school auditorium. Ev
erybody is cordially invited to at
tend.
On Friday night, March 13th, the
Senior Class presented the Senior
play, Youth Loves the Day. Some
time in the near future, the high
school play will be given Bolts and
Nuts is the name of this play and
will be a "rip roaring" comedy. A
small admission will be charged and
the exact date the play is to be given
will be announced later.
The eighth grade recently made an
all day trip to Wilmington. Practi
cally every member of the class
went and many of the boys and girls
iw for the first time the ocean.
The ninth grade recently took a
trip to Raleigh. They visited all the
main points of interest there and evi
dently enjoyed the day very much.
The Seventh grade is planning a
trip to Norfolk Friday. March 20th.
They are chiefly interested in visit
ing the defense industrial plants.
Practically none of the children have
ever been to Norfolk and they are
looking forward to this trip with
double interest. They have made the
money for this trip by selling candy.
The boys' and girls' athletic asso
ciations have formed ball teams. The
boys, baseball, and the girls, soft
ball. They have also been practicing
for the track meet which is to be |
held in Jarnesville sometime in the
near future.
The Junior Class recently enter
tained the Senior Class with the an
nual Junior-Senior Banquet. The
banquet was held in the American
Legion Hut in Williamston. Decora
tions for the banquet were carried
out in the patriotic colors, red. white
and blue Senator Hugh Horton
made the after-dinner address.
The new gymnasium is rapidly go
ing up. Judging by the progress tin
men have made in its erection the*
last several weeks, it will be ready
for use at the beginning of the school
term this fall. |
The school attendance, which has
been very low due to the mqasles
and mumps epidemics, is getting
back to normal ugain. Some of the
children are still sick, but the ma
jority of them are back.
HOSTESSES TO A1XILIARY
Mrs. Charlie Davenport and Mrs.
C. M. Holliday were joint hostesses
to the American Legion Auxiliary
in the Legion Hut in Williamston on
Saturday afternoon, March 14th.
The meeting was opened for bus
iness and the minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
The treasurer's report was given and
accepted. The amount of $20 was
turned in by the three groups of the
organization, Williamston, $6; James
ville. $2; and Robersonville. $12. This
will be used to pay the financial ob
ligations for this year.
Mrs. Hugh Horton, convnunity
service chairman, had charge of the
program and offered some very good
suggestions on how to beautify our
community. Several members re
ported services rendered in their
community during March.
A delightful sweet course was
served during the social hour.
In Ahoskie Tuesday
Rev. and Mrs. Bernard T. Hurley
visited relatives in Ahoskie Tues
day.
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Returns from Florida
Miss Nell Harrison returned home
yesterday after wintering in Flor
C'ARD OF THANKS
We wish to publicly thank our
neighbors, our friends and the as
sociates of our husband and father
for the many acts of kindness and
expressions of sympathy during his
illness and after his death. We also
gratefully acknowledge the floral
offerings and again sincerely thank
everyone.
Mrs. S. W. Manning and Family.
Happenings In The
Farm Life School
The Farm Life seniors will pre
sent their play, "Feudin' in the Hills"
on Wednesday evening, March 25th,
at 8:30 o'clock War Time.
The action of the play revolves
around two mountain families?the
Tollivers and the Pruitts?who have
been feuding for generations. The
romantic element is suggested by
Sam Pruitt who lives across the
valley from his sweetheart, Edna
Mae Tolliver. You'll be amused at
the circumstances surrounding the
characters m this play, and the un
usual ending will leave you delight
fully surprised. There will be "good
old mountain music," furnished by
the organ, banjos, fiddles, the Tol
livers, and the Pruitts.
You can't afford to miss this side
splitting comedy. A small admission
will be charged.
The characters are:
- - Mr Tolliver. the last of his line.
B. F. Lilley, Jr.; Mrs. Tolliver, his
wife, Mary Manning; Edna Mae,
their daughter, Hazel Corey; Zula.
their daughter, Martha Roberson;
Jed. their sleepy son, Verlin Grif
fin; Grandma, Mr. Tolliver's moth
er, Farease Manning; Sam Pruitt,
Edna Mae's suitor, E. H. Manning,
Jr.; Dina Pruitt, his sister, Elizabeth
Manning; Dr. Ambecrombie, student
of philosophy, Alton F. Peele; Myr
tle, his daughter, Delia Lee Lilley.
Agriculture Is Most
Hazardous Industry
Strangely, agriculture is the most
hazardous American industry, with
the farm home contributing largely
to this amazing total of accidents, I
says Miss Ruth Current. State home
agent of the N. C. State College Ex
tension Service.
In safety suggestions to North
Carolina farm families, Miss Cur
rent urged that:
Sharp-edged tools be kept away
from play places.
Stairways with more than three
steps be equipped with hand-rails.
Free use of both hands not be sac
rificed because of heavy load to car
ry
And stairways be kept dlear of
toys, tools and boxes.
The State home agent also pointed
out that the annual cost of farm and
rural fires is $200,000,000, two-thirds
of the national fire loss. Then, too,
besides this property damage, 3,500
lives are lost in these fires.
To combat this menace, Miss Cur-\
rent urges that:
Every open fireplace be equipped
With a screen.
Kettles, pails, and tubs of hot li
quids be kept off the floor.
House dry cleaning be done out
of-doors.
Matches be kept away from chil
dren.
And saucepan handles be kept
away from the edges of stoves and
tables.
Cuts, bruises, and infections should
never be regarded as minor, Miss
Current cautioned, as people have
died as a result of a scratch becoming
infected.
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Anvil Colored Man Dies
In M illiams Toon ship
Following a long period of declin
ing health, George Nichols, aged col
ored citizen of Williams Township,
died at his home there Wednesday
morning at 5:00 o'clock. He was 84
years old and is survived by a daugh
ter, Winnie Hill, of Brooklyn, and
two sons, Stephen and Isaac Nichols,
of the home.
Conservation appeals have result
ed in more than a half million bur
lap bags being returned to wool
growers by mills for re-use. reports
the Office of Emergency Manage
ment.
Tractor Training
For Women Here
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A nation-wide program to help
solve the farm labor shortage by
training thousands of farm women
and girls as tractor and other farm
machine operators has been launch
ed by the International Harvester
Company through the cooperation of
its dealer organization, Chas. H. Jen
kins and Co.
The plan calls for the training to
be carried out in each community by
the local dealers of International
Harvester tractors. Women will be
selected on the basis of qualification
and need. Training will be free.
A farm woman or girl who com
pletes the "Tractorette" training
course will not only know how to
run a tractor but will also have bas
ic training in repairing and serving
the machine, in diagnosing mechan
ical trouble, and in the proper at
tachment and setting up of the prin
< ipal implements used with tractors,
particularly plows.
The training will not be a lark. Mr.
Jenkins says, and the applicants are
asked to Wear overalls and prepare
to get "dirty and greasy."
The only purpose of this "Tractor -
ette" program is to provide compe
tent help on the farm to replace that
being taken away by the draft.
This training course is an emer
gency measure, and all farm wo
men are urged to take the course
and thus help out In this war emer
gency. %
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Miss Liza Daniel, daughter of Mr.
W. B. Daniel, who was operated on
in a Washington hospital last Friday
for appendicitis, will return home
next Monday or Tuesday.
SEEDS
FOK A EE USES
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Vt ?? h:i\?' S?tiI for Farm
or (inrilrn in Package
or Hulk. AUo \
LESPKDK/A
See IJg .Voir.'
FARMERS
SUPPLY CO.
HAVi; YOIJK CLOTIIKS
CLEANED
? inil ?
PRESSED
FOR EASTER
DON'T WAIT! Have it done now. With
umple time we eaii give yon a better job
and more prompt nerviee.
Don I Forgot To Take
Advantage Of Our
Cash and Carry
Prices ?
Alpha Cleaners
Turnage Theatre ?
Washington, N. C.
Bandar March 22
"Pacific Blackout"
ROUT PRESTON and MARTHA ODRI8COLL
Monday-Tuesday March 23-24
Wednesday -Thursday March 25-26
"All Trough The Night"
Humphrey Bofirt, Judith Anderson, K.Verne
Friday-Saturday March 27-28
"Remember The Day"
JOBM PAYNE aad CLAUDmr COLBERT
"Neuc Wine"
llona Maaary. Binnia Barnes, Alan Curtis
ugsaaas
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CARSTAIRS
White Seal
MJ Proof. T>% (rain neutral aplrtta.
Caratal? Bros. Distillin* Co., be.
BALTIMORE. MD.
IGHT
OUGHS
YOUR CHILD'S coughing at night
?caused by throat "tickle" or ir
ritation, mouth breathing, or
cold?can often be prevented by
witn
rubbing throat ana chest
Vicks VapoRub at bedtime.
VAPOIIUR'S poultice-and-vapor
action loosens phlegm, relieves irri
tation, helps clear upper air pas
sages, thus tends to stop mouth
breathing and *
invite restful
sleep. Try it! w VapoRu?
BRING VOI K PRESCRIPTION TO
Prescription Specialists
Fresh Drugs ? ('.(ireful Compounding
Reasonable Prices
DAVIS PHARMACY
PHONE 26 ? WE WILL CALL FOR AND PROMPTLY
DELIVER YOUR PRESCRIPTION
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Easter Selections
Arc \l Their Bel in ROCKY MOUNT Stores
Visit Rocky Mount
"77ie City of Dependable Stores"
For Your
Easter Shopping
Reita Theatre?Washington
Sunday-Monday March 22-23
"SONS OF THE SEA"
with Michael Redgrave and Valerie llohxon
Tuesday DOl'KI.K KKATI KK March 24
"Pardon My Stripes," Hill Henry, Slielia Ryan
"Roek Riser Renegades," The Range Rasters
Wrditoday-Thursday March 25-28
"NO HANDS ON THE CLOCK"
with Chetter Morrix and Jean Parker
Kriday-Saturday March 27-28
"ARIZONA CYCLONE"
with Johnny Mack Brown
NOTICE!
To Tax Payers
A penalty of only two per cent Is
being charged on 1941 taxes during
the month of Mareli, hut on April
1st the penalty will increase with
each succeeding month.
Pay your taxes during the remain
ing days of March and save
the additional cost.
Town of Williamston